Hamblin aka Pinto Mountain (3,310 feet)

A 7-mile loop hike in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

January 9, 2007

To begin this slideshow, click on the first thumbnail. To see our previous outing up there and more detailed pictures of the route click here.

01In Cottonwood Wash	02View of Muddy Mtns	03Hiking up	04Hiking up	05Colors looking back
06On route to another wash	07Peak comes to view here	08Colors of the desert	08Vistas below	09Colors of the desert
10Northshore Peak	11Raven	12Raven	13Raven	14View of Jacal Peak
15On route to the summit	16On route to the summit	17Summit and Lake Mead	18Vistas looking back	19Vistas looking back
20View of the lake	21Approaching the summit	22Near the summit	23Near the summit	24Summit
25Survey marker on top	26Survey marker on top	27On the summit	28Lake Mead in background	29On the summit
30On the summit	31View from the summit	32View from the summit	33Hiking to Jacal Peak	34On route to Jacal Peak
35On Jacal Peak	36View of Pinto Valley	37More views	38Descending	39Bighorn Sheep below us
40Bighorn Sheep Ewe	41Ewes	42Ewes with a Lamb	43Ewes and a Lamb	44Ewes watching over the Lamb
45Ewes watching over Lamb	46Ewes shielding Lamb	47Ewes and Lamb leaving	48Descend continues	49On route to the wash
50In the wash	51In the wash	52In the wash	53Looking ahead in the wash	54Crystals
55Back by Cottonwood Spring	56Antelope Squirrel	57Entrance to his home	58GPS reading	59GPS trace of our hike
60Profile of the hike